Rockingham, North Carolina

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 454
|1900= 1507
|1910= 2155
|1920= 2509
|1930= 2906
|1940= 3657
|1950= 3356
|1960= 5512
|1970= 5852
|1980= 8300
|1990= 9399
|2000= 9672
|2010= 9558
|2020= 9243
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the 2018 estimates, the area is a part of the Hamlet-Rockingham micropolitan statistical area and has a population of 22,579. The area will eventually be served by I-73/I-74, which will go west of the city. The area has many hotels, in part because beach traffic comes through this city.

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Rockingham racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3757260&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-22|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 4,668
| 50.5%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 3,274
| 35.42%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 181
| 1.96%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 131
| 1.42%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 2
| 0.02%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 453
| 4.9%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 534
| 5.78%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 9,243 people, 3,602 households, and 2,211 families residing in the city.

===2010 census===
As of the 2010 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 9,553 people, 3,966 households, and 2,573 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,326.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,375 housing units at an average density of {{convert|600.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 65.57% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 29.90% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.34% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.81% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.22% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.10% of the population.

There were 3,966 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 19.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city, 25.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,574, and the median income for a family was $33,534. Males had a median income of $27,923 versus $20,313 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,426. About 18.0% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 32.4% of those under age 18 and 15.0% of those age 65 or over.